Thanks Alex! It certainly seems to match the genus Mycomya. Given the family it clearly is a case of an insect falling into the water and being eaten.

It is a little over 3mm long

An insect wing floating in liquid with a paper label behind it

Does anyone recognize this wing? It was found inside a fish stomach from Northern Vancouver Island.

holy shit

Strathcona S1 Ep 06 YouTube video by TELUS STORYHIVE

I’m so proud of my son for pursuing his interests. Here is a brief view of his summer work using @inaturalist.bsky.social to document biodiversity in Strathcona Provincial Park.

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Wow Donna that is a ton of work!

Mine is split as well. Given the cost of the book I find it very very annoying.

Tiny black robe beetle

Microscopic view of beetle leg

Microscopic view of beetle leg

Being stumped by a staphylinid is nothing new for me but this 2mm long intertidal beast appears to have a tarsal formula of 2-2-2! And now I am more confused. Any recognize it or have guesses? From coastal British Columbia.

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That must of hurt the pocket book. I’ll be looking for you catching one of many Blue Jays home run balls!

It is getting to be a bit much!

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Close up view of a wet rock showing two snails

Today I sat in a river all day looking for and counting an endangered snail called a Shortface Lanx. A great team and despite a couple of hours of finding nothing we eventually had success. With two more days of surveys I’m hoping we continue to have success.

Arthur Evans Beetles of Eastern/ Western North America. They are great

If I could pick… why a click beetle of course.

Some of those questions hit a little close to the bone!

Psychodidae…

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Thanks Stephen. DM sent and no rush from my end!

Does anyone have access to The Canadian Entomologist? I'm looking for Mank EW (1939b) Scotochroa and a closely allied new genus Scotochroides, (Coleoptera, Melandryidae). The Canadian Entomologist 71: 181–183.

I have a Scotochroa from an unexpected location I want to know more about.

Fly with a pointy face

Whole body pointy face fly

Late night fly confusion… what the hell is this? #Yukon Bioblitz calcareous bog oddities.

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A Sagebrush Sheep Moth (Hemileuca hera) on Mount Kobau in the Okanagan. What a great place to be for bugs!

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Some sleeping bees on a foggy morning at the beach. Coelioxys up top and Ammophila below them.

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A tan and white striped globular springtail on a white background

I just found Fasciosminthurus quinquefasciatus in my backyard. Oh so small!

Almost like best colour bear!

A field of red and light green sundew with a dragonfly stuck to multiple plants

The predator becomes the prey. Hudsonian Whiteface captured by a Great Sundew.

I was shocked when I opened my moth trap this morning as I did not know what this was. Turns out the Elephant Hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) was introduced to Vancouver. This is the first record I can find of it on Vancouver Island.

Derek I have noticed this as well